Toyota GT86 - Shooting Brake !!

Pique

Damn this car is sexy.
Much prefer it to the regular coupe looks. It kinda reminds me of he Z4 coupe.
http://www.carthrottle.com/toyota-gt86-shooting-brake-the-86-youll-never-admit-to-wanting/

Thatnastyboy

"the 86 you'll never admit to wanting"

wrong



WANT WANT WANT :pac::pac::pac:


Seriously though, I think it looks verry good,

hmmm.. I take it its just a concept though??

ION08

That car needs more power not more rear headroom :rolleyes:

Pique

It appears to be just a result of desire+photoshop, unfortunately.
As fo power, I'm sure some nice Subaru people could tune that sucker up a bit (or turbo it!).

Matt Simis

Pique wrote: »

It appears to be just a result of desire+photoshop, unfortunately.

Yeah, was wondering this too, its just a concept/photoshop isnt it? Cos I think it looks great, more appealing than the base Coupe too.

muckwarrior

If it is just the result of some guy with photoshop, he's managed to make it look better than Toyobaru could!

MuppetCheck

Looks like some of the early Celicas from the rear quarter, I like it a lot.

Moses7

love it, but unfortunately this is just good photoshop and nothing else

Gumbo

One of the lads got to shoot this car for a week or so.


Toyota GT86 by Paddy McGrath, on Flickr

Link to his album :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paddymcgrath/sets/72157631912174366/

Link to Paddy's Site : http://www.pmcgphotos.com/

Do Not Use Without Prior Written Permission.

Paddy, hope you don mind me linking to your set. If you have any problems, i'll remove.

Notch000

looks like a Z3 m coupe

Dord

DO WANT!

tossy

kceire wrote: »

One of the lads got to shoot this car for a week or so.

Paddy, hope you don mind me linking to your set. If you have any problems, i'll remove.

I think that might be the one i met on the M7 one late night last week,seriously impressive car in the flesh,tried to get the driver to drive it on a 'little' but he wasn't biting the bait

Tea 1000

Don't like it, much prefer the regular coupe.

ION08

tossy wrote: »

tried to get the driver to drive it on a 'little' but he wasn't biting the bait

That's because he knew how slow the car is and didn't want to embarrass himself :pac:

Tea 1000

ION08 wrote: »

That's because he knew how slow the car is and didn't want to embarrass himself :pac:

You just don't get it!

ION08

Tea 1000 wrote: »

You just don't get it!

I do get it, it's light, RWD and handles spectacularly because its fitted with Prius tyres :rolleyes: ... I still wouldnt be too happy about being out-dragged by a diesel rep mobile on a motorway though.

My point is 50 BHP more wouldn't have hurt

Andrewf20

Yep, looks photoshopped. The door line doesnt meet up with the window division on the side on the top pic in the OPs link.

Tea 1000

ION08 wrote: »

I do get it, it's light, RWD and handles spectacularly because its fitted with Prius tyres :rolleyes: ... I still wouldnt be too happy about being out-dragged by a diesel rep mobile on a motorway though.

My point is 50 BHP more wouldn't have hurt

That is the point, the fact that 50bhp actually would have hurt. It's excellent the way it is, and if folk want more power, then turn to the tuning companies to help.
If I had one of those, I wouldn't care what rep-mobile did what, the fact would remain that he would be in the wrong car!!

Drummerboy08

tossy wrote: »

I think that might be the one i met on the M7 one late night last week,seriously impressive car in the flesh,tried to get the driver to drive it on a 'little' but he wasn't biting the bait

That was probably knifey_spoonie!

It's plenty quick for a 2.0 na engine with 200bhp. There aren't Too many repmobiles with that sort of power.

wandatowell

Nothing on Done Deal yet

tossy

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

That was probably knifey_spoonie!

It's plenty quick for a 2.0 na engine with 200bhp. There aren't Too many repmobiles with that sort of power.

Did he buy one? Its a seriously impressive car on the move,I passed him as he pulled out of a filling station on the M7 and i may have eased off a bit for him to catch up to get a closer look.He wasn't up for pushing it on though,can't blame him really that stretch of the M7 is a bit of a speed trap zone.

knifey_spoonie

I dont think you really get the idea of the GT86, More power would be great but it would upset the whole balance of the car.

Its a fun car at low speed, not a intense car at high speeds. The joys of the 86 is a car any ham fisted driver can get into it and have fun. Its a car the will move around at low speeds, thats what makes a rwd car fun. If you put wide sticky tyres on it you raise the speeds that this happens at. You raise the speed you raise the danger and the level of skill need to have fun.

If you have an issue with being outdraged, buy a second hand cayman, its not a car for a swinging mickey competition. Its designed to be enjoyed.

@ Tossy don't think it was me, what day. Im in a red one at the minute.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I really like it apart from the ridiculous name, Shooting Brake? What in the hell is they supposed to mean or signify???

Paddy@CIRL

GV12 DWW is Toyota UK's regular GT86 press car. It's not even a good photoshop, I can't believe how many places are running with this "story".

The GT86 itself is a car that can easily be beaten on paper, but on a fast backroad is absolutely world class. If you think it needs more power, then you haven't driven one.

blingrhino

CJC999 wrote: »

I really like it apart from the ridiculous name, Shooting Brake? What in the hell is they supposed to mean or signify???

Same name as the merc cls est , no?

Lex Luthor

nice....!!!

Matt Simis

CJC999 wrote: »

I really like it apart from the ridiculous name, Shooting Brake? What in the hell is they supposed to mean or signify???

New to cars are we??

colm_mcm

CJC999 wrote: »

I really like it apart from the ridiculous name, Shooting Brake? What in the hell is they supposed to mean or signify???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting-brake

Cungi

I'd give my left nut for a GT86. Possibly the right one too.

tossy

knifey_spoonie wrote: »

@ Tossy don't think it was me, what day. Im in a red one at the minute.

It would have been Sat night i think and it was red with 2 up. Well said on the rest by the way.

CianRyan

TRD are bringing out a version to rival super cars, the prototype has already smashed the 458 Italia's Tsukuba lap time.
It'll be a totally different car of course, more of a high speed, high grip mental machine.

I hope they pick up on this concept and develop one though, I love it.

sc86

its definitly lived up the the legendary ae86
2 fantastic drivers cars

knifey_spoonie

tossy wrote: »

It would have been Sat night i think and it was red with 2 up. Well said on the rest by the way.

Aye id say it was me, could have been flutehead driving tho' (drummerboy). I was on the m7 around 6ish coming back around 2 in the morning.

Also another advantage of Prius tyres is wear rate, 2 trackdays and 14,000 km rears are still at 5.5mm:D

langdang

blingrhino wrote: »

Same name as the merc cls est , no?

not sure either is a shooting brake by my reckoning, gt86 closer than the merc I suppose